Can I upgrade from my 1070 to a 2070?

[Vibora]

Hey, Im running a system with a GTX 1070 and a i7-8700 with a Corsair RMx(?) 550w PSU.

Is it possible for me to switch to the 2070 or do I need a higher wattage PSU?

[Streetguru]

Just now, Vibora said:

Hey, Im running a system with a GTX 1070 and a i7-8700 with a Corsair RMx(?) 550w PSU.

Is it possible for me to switch to the 2070 or do I need a higher wattage PSU?

What's your monitor resolution/refresh rate?

[GamerBlake]

1 minute ago, Vibora said:

Hey, Im running a system with a GTX 1070 and a i7-8700 with a Corsair RMx(?) 550w PSU.

Is it possible for me to switch to the 2070 or do I need a higher wattage PSU?

You’d be fine with a 550W PSU if you want to upgrade to a 2070.

[Vibora]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

What's your monitor resolution/refresh rate?

ROG PG248Q, 1080p 180hz

Just now, GamerBlake said:

You’d be fine with a 550W PSU if you want to upgrade to a 2070.

:))

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Vibora said:

ROG PG248Q, 1080p 180hz

:))

What's your CPU then? Because that's mostly what limits your max fps. *an 8700 should be fine for for 120fps+ in just about any game. 5ghz would push it a bit further.

 

Also why upgrade now? As the 30 series isn't too far out.

[tdkid]

the 2070 recommends a PSU of at least 650 but it only draws around 250w at most so you will be fine with it

[GamerBlake]

Just now, Streetguru said:

What's your CPU then? Because that's mostly what limits your max fps.

He said he’s running an i7-8700.

[Vibora]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

What's your CPU then? Because that's mostly what limits your max fps. *an 8700 should be fine for for 120fps+ in just about any game. 5ghz would push it a bit further.

 

Also why upgrade now? As the 30 series isn't too far out.

8700 and is the 30 series out soon? im not that updated

1 minute ago, tdkid said:

the 2070 recommends a PSU of at least 650 but it only draws around 250w at most so you will be fine with it

Thanks!

1 minute ago, GamerBlake said:

He said he’s running an i7-8700.

^^^

[Streetguru]

Just now, Vibora said:

8700 and is the 30 series out soon? im not that updated

Thanks!

^^^

Soon enough anyways.

If you're trying to hit 180fps stable in some game for example, that just might not be possible with current CPUs, even if you dropped to like 480p low settings.

 

so a GPU upgrade wouldn't help with that.

[Vibora]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Soon enough anyways.

If you're trying to hit 180fps stable in some game for example, that just might not be possible with current CPUs, even if you dropped to like 480p low settings.

 

so a GPU upgrade wouldn't help with that.

Its not about hitting FPS its just wanting to upgrade

[tdkid]

the 30XX series is not going to be out soon in what they are thinking. the "release" date most have been hearing about is more than likely just the announcement date that they are going to be making those cards and then it will still be months or a year before they are on the shelves because every dealer that is going to be selling them is going to need a stock for them and that is all over the world which takes time. not to mention what is going on right now slowing everything down to a crawl.

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Vibora said:

Its not about hitting FPS its just wanting to upgrade

Just wait then lol, your 1070 should still be just fine for 1080p gaming.

 

and if it's for ray tracing, then AMD is about to have a thing I think, or the 30 series should just be massively improved there anyways.

[Vibora]

9 hours ago, Streetguru said:

Just wait then lol, your 1070 should still be just fine for 1080p gaming.

 

and if it's for ray tracing, then AMD is about to have a thing I think, or the 30 series should just be massively improved there anyways.

How is the 2070 for 1440p gaming?

[Streetguru]

2 hours ago, Vibora said:

How is the 2070 for 1440p gaming?

The 2070 is ~= to a 1080

 

it's only like a 20-25% jump in raw performance anyways, just wait

 

30 series should be out Q4 of this year.